Crappy Replicas thread

I remember this. The designers never claimed it was a replica (because it isn't). It was
one of the few bodykits for a Fiero that wasn't trying to rip-off Ferrari.

The turd that's selling it put the Ferrari badges on it!

 

I hear you, but sorry, the body looks WAY too close like they were gunning for a Testarossa look...IMHO.

 

Porsche based on a Camry
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I'd love an '88 Fiero with an aluminum LS motor and a 6-speed.

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Bill

 

the designers were probably slightly inspired by the testarossa, but it's still apparent they weren't trying to copy it. I have an old kitcar magazine with an article on that kit btw (the scorpion and ZR-2 kits were covered as well as a really good-looking TR kit and an average-looking 308 variation). I've never really liked the design, the proportions are off IMHO

 

we stopped doing that when the fiero trikes started appearing

 

Didn't the wheels stop falling off with the 86 model?

 

damn it!

Keep wanting one of those for some strange demented reason.

the price is not right though

 

I think that stopped when some hotshot engineer came up with the concept of adding 5 nuts after hanging the wheel on those bolts someone put in the hub

Of course, the owners never bothered since their cars would catch on fire long before the wheels came off Thanks to evolution, fiero owners are now flame retardant from birth

 

Tell me about it. I had an 84

 

This is probably the worst I've ever seen...shows no resemblance to anything Ferrari in any way. Ad says "F40-F50 Style"

http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1987-Ferrari-F40-557671.xhtml?conversationId=102903

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1491269&stc=1&d=1332725872

 

Probably because it isn't supposed to resemble anything. Despite what the ad says, that was an original design, and it was marketed as such.

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Bill

 

I had a customer who put some 200K on her Fiero. I remember it was a 5-speed, but I can't for the life of me remember the year.

She was a cute little thing though. Car was kind of nice too.

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Bill

 

I have no idea what this is trying to replicate.....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Replica-Kit-Makes-Aztec-7-Ferrari-Kit-Car-Gullwing-Doors-Aztec-7-vw-engine-trans-only-400-made-Dune-/200734463490?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2ebcb4d602#ht_646wt_958

 

Now you know!

The Aztec 7 is a kit car that was designed and built by one of the largest and longest-lived kit car companies in America called Fiberfab. Fiberfab got it's start in the early 1960's building street-rod parts and body panels for Mustangs. Their first full kit car was the Aztec GT. They came out with several versions of this car in the mid-1960's, and later they developed many other kits including the very popular Avenger/Valkyerie. In the early 1970's they decided to create a replica of the Bertone Carabo concept car and the Aztec 7 was born.

 

It is an Errari for sure...
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Amazing that he's willing to part with such a gem

 

What a looker! I bet it turns heads wherever it goes!!! LOL

 

1. It's clearly not a Porsche.
2. It is, however, a pretty good approximation of what every Camry should have looked like.

 

Wow love it

 

MB no fan of 'replicas' it seems>

Daimler will not tolerate companies trying to copy their cars. In a press release, Daimler reported that they crushed a fake body of the Mercedes 300 SL that German customs officials confiscated.

Although it was made in fiberglass, the full size replica of the three-star's creation was still an infringement of their "work of art," said Daimler. See the press release and photos after the jump.

Unlawful replica of a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL destroyed

Daimler AG takes a firm line on vehicle replicas

Stuttgart - Mercedes-Benz Classic has destroyed the replica body of a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. The courts have ruled that it is not legal to market the body, which was seized by German customs officials.

The body shape of the legendary gullwing model has been trademarked by Daimler AG. Anyone building, offering or selling replicas of the vehicle is in breach of the Company's rights. This even applies if the replicas do not incorporate any logos or trademarks of the Company. Daimler AG has long taken a tough approach to vehicle replicas.

As a work of applied art, the body of the 300 SL has been under copyright protection for a number of decades. The employees who designed the famous gullwing model in the 1950s granted Daimler AG comprehensive exploitation rights. The body shape has also been trademarked by Daimler AG, as recently confirmed by the Stuttgart regional court (case no. 17 O 304/10, final and binding judgment dated 9 December 2010, following withdrawal of an appeal).

A case had arisen in which a company based in Germany had built an unlawful replica of a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (W 198 series). The first step in destroying the replica was to separate the chassis from the body. The Mercedes-Benz used-parts centre, which is also responsible for scrapping all Mercedes-Benz prototypes from the development units, then destroyed the body on behalf of Daimler AG. The certified equipment used in the centre includes two presses, each applying over 30 tonnes of pressure. The replica sports car had a fibreglass body weighing precisely 148 kilograms, which the compressor smashed into small pieces. This dramatic end to the unlawful body was officially documented with a signed and stamped 'confirmation of scrappage'.

The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (W 198 series) is one of the best known cars in the world. It was launched on the market in 1954 as a coupé with distinctive gullwing doors. In 1999, an international panel of judges voted it 'sports car of the century'. Today, the original gullwing model and its roadster variant, which was introduced in 1957, are two of the most coveted vehicles on the international classic car scene. All the major car collections worldwide feature the 300 SL - an icon of design and engineering expertise.

 

I wouldn't mind owning an Aztec 7, I could very well be more rarer to see than an Enzo or a Veyron. There's less than 200 of them out there.

 

wasn't that a fiberfab product?? i used to drive by their "facility" off 880 in fremont CA way back when.....

 

Yes Fiberfab -- They are back in business with the Valkarie (GT-40ish inspired) new ownership
www.fiberfab.us

 

For a kit car/rebody or whatever it might be called, it's pretty cool: It improves the look of the Fiero and is not trying to replicate a Ferrari or other exotic car - one owner's misguided application of (ahem, crappy) lettering notwithstanding.

Rarity doesn't count for much in and of itself for me, though. The old VW-based BradleyGTs, for example, are nearly nonexistent now - and that's a good thing.